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Thousands of H-2B Guestworkers to be Imported While Millions of Americans Remain Unemployed

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:09:07 +0000

On March 31, the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) announced an additional 35,000 H-2B visas for the second half of Fiscal Year 2022. Of the 35,000 visas issued, 23,500 will be allocated to returning workers who received or were granted an H-2B visa over the past three fiscal years. The remaining 11,500 visas will [...]

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Mayorkas Does Congress’ Work, Issues More Cheap Labor Visas

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:08:39 +0000

With unemployment remaining slightly higher than pre-COVID levels, and workforce participation sagging, the federal government is again busting the cap on H-2B visas in order to import still more cheap, low-skill labor into the country. This, at a time when 8.9 million immigrants of working age aren’t working. Late last year, Department of Homeland Security [...]

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Bible of Business Preaches for Endless Supply of Foreign Workers

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:09:47 +0000

“The [Department of Homeland Security] decision to issue 20,000 more visas with 6,500 specifically allocated for workers from Northern Triangle countries and Haiti is a good start, but not nearly enough.” — Wall Street Journal, Feb. 8, 2022 Amid its cheerleading for the latest boost in low-skilled H-2B visas, the WSJ editorial dodged the obvious [...]

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Companies Continue to Prioritize Foreign Labor over American Citizens

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:14:57 +0000

Too often, companies hire unskilled illegal aliens to cut back on costs, despite there being a large pool of able, willing, capable Americans looking for work. Yet, not as much focus is given on the adverse impacts of the H-2B visa, a legal means to hire foreign nationals that similarly snubs American workers. The H-2B [...]

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Raising Foreign Worker Cap, Biden Turns Against Americans

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:11:39 +0000

The Biden administration’s move to raise the ceiling on H-2B seasonal work visas has angered some of the president’s most loyal supporters. With millions of Americans unemployed, 10 labor unions warn that the decision to add 22,000 slots to the existing 66,000 annual H-2B allotment will “expose more workers to the egregious abuses that pervade [...]

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Senators Vote to Block Stimulus Checks for Illegals but Against Restricting Immigration Increases

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:48:37 +0000

After a marathon 15-hour vote-a-rama , the U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. Because the Senate considered the bill under the budget reconciliation process, Democrats needed only 51 votes to pass the legislation, opting to go it alone rather than work [...]

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